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Washington DC : In a landmark move to address the nation's housing affordability crisis, President Donald Trump is set to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act into law on Wednesday at 12:00 PM (local time) on Capitol Hill. In a post…

New York : India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, criticised Pakistan for "politicising" a UN Security Council (UNSC) Arria-formula meeting, asserting that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir "has always been,…

London : The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned the reported life imprisonment sentence handed down to prominent Baloch human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch and Sagbatullah Baloch by an anti-terrorism court in…

Tehran : Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday underscored the importance of adhering strictly to the commitments in the recently concluded US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), saying progress would depend on the precise…

Hong Kong : Submarines are the undisputed apex predator for navies around the world, and none have the range, endurance and payload capacity that nuclear-powered submarines do. China is currently leading the world in terms of production of…

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he will get "problems solved real fast" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the latter refused to remove the forces from southern Lebanon, despite the ongoing…

New Delhi : Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu arrived in India on Tuesday to participate in the meeting of the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers (NSAs). In a post on X, the Russian Embassy in India confirmed Shoigu's…

Zurich : Iranian Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf invoked the memory of victims of the Minab school incident ahead of technical talks with the United States in Switzerland, saying their sacrifice would guide the actions of the Islamic…

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that multiple individuals have been arrested for allegedly vandalising the Reflecting Pool located between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in the US…

Washington DC : US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU)…

Lumbini : The Indian Embassy in Nepal, in collaboration with the Lumbini Development Trust, organised a yoga demonstration in Lumbini as part of celebrations leading up to the International Day of Yoga, bringing together senior dignitaries…

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local) said that Washington could impose tolls on vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz if the final deal with Iran is not reached, noting that the toll would be "for services…

Washington : US Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Switzerland on Saturday for negotiations with Iran following the digital signing of the 14-point MoU on Wednesday. Citing a source, Axios reported Vance's potential…

Rome : Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday dismissed the US President Donald Trump's criticisms as "constant, unprovoked attacks" after he alleged that Meloni "begged" for a photo-op and criticised her foreign policy…

Geneva : The Swiss Foreign Ministry on Thursday (local time) confirmed that the planned talks between the United States and Iran have been postponed.Responding to an email from news agency, Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said it remains…

Tel Aviv : Israel Defence Forces (IDF) carried out strikes against the Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 16 people and leaving several more injured, Al Jazeera reported. Despite the fact that the Iran-US deal called for…

London : UK's Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham emerged victorious in a high-stakes by-election in northern England, paving the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the United…

Washington DC : Outgoing US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has accused former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President, Dr Anthony Fauci, of funding gain-of-function research at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology,…

New York : India's candidate, Professor Bimal N Patel, has been elected as a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in New York, serving for the 2026-2035 term, the Permanent Mission of India at New York said on…